Weather Records on 21 August 1996

950 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 21 August 1996. Highest significance: Pustunich, MX.

Key Facts for 21 August 1996

On 21 August 1996, 950 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
376 were record highs and 287 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 23 monthly and 925 daily.
Pustunich set a monthly record daily precipitation of 163.8 mm (6.4 in) on 21 August 1996.
Across 165 earlier years (1800 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 447 records.

Record Map

950 stations

950 station records on 21 August 1996 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 21 August 1996: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Pustunich	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Haliut	China	Record daily precipitation	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Saarbrucken/Ensheim	Germany	Record daily precipitation	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Roseau	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lichtentanne	Germany	Record daily precipitation	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Angola	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ogilvie	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	30.4 C (86.7 F)	49 of 100 (Notable)
San Juan Cacahuatepec (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Howard 2SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Padun	Russia	Record daily precipitation	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Halmstad	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	29.5 C (85.1 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Portland	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wrixum/Fohr	Germany	Record high minimum temperature	19.8 C (67.6 F)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Pendra Road	India	Record daily precipitation	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Harnosand	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	25.4 C (77.7 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Indiana 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Dzibalchen	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Nordby (Fano)	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.4 C (65.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ostheim V.D. Rhon	Germany	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rajkot	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Calkini (Smn)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Hamburgo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	121.2 mm (4.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Willigulli North	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Vanersborg	Sweden	Record high maximum temperature	28.0 C (82.4 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ketchikan AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	128.0 mm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Silvituc	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Putla de Guerrero (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Beaver City	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Copalillo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record low minimum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Celestun (Dge)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kwajalein	Marshall Islands	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Telchaquillo	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Grand Meadow	United States	Record daily precipitation	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Escarcega (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Presa Cuauhtemoc	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hope	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Intl Falls Intl AP	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Balline	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.4 mm (1.2 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Siegen (Klaranlage)	Germany	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Tonala (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Temilpa	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	37.8 C (100.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Obrestad Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Chalk	United States	Record daily precipitation	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Ascencion (Smn)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Kem-Port	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	26.2 C (79.2 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Webster	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Lind 3 NE	United States	Record low minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Tranebjerg	Denmark	Record high minimum temperature	18.2 C (64.8 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Isidro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	70.9 mm (2.8 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ixtapa (Cfe)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Escalon (Dge)	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	10.0 C (50.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Tixmehuac	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	26.7 C (80.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Sauda	Norway	Record high maximum temperature	29.8 C (85.6 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

950 records

Records set or tied on 21 August 1996 by type: Highest daily maximum 216, Lowest daily maximum 116, Highest daily minimum 160, Lowest daily minimum 171, Heaviest daily rainfall 287.

Records on 21 August 1996 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	216
Lowest daily maximum	116
Highest daily minimum	160
Lowest daily minimum	171
Heaviest daily rainfall	287
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	0

Records on 21 August 1996 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 23, daily 925.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

788 broken records

Margins by which the 788 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 97.8. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

21 August 1996

Top 20 records on 21 August 1996 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 August 1996	Pustunich, MX	monthly rain	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	41 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1996	Haliut, CN	daily rain	51.6 mm (2.0 in)	42.1 mm (1.7 in)	38 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1996	Saarbrucken/Ensheim, DE	daily rain	46.6 mm (1.8 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	37 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1996	San Juan Bautista Cuicatlan (, MX	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	8.3 C (14.9 F)	73 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1996	Roseau, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.4 mm (0.8 in)	83 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1996	Lichtentanne, DE	daily rain	40.2 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	129 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1996	Angola, US	daily rain	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	2 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1996	Ogilvie, AU	daily rain	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1996	Vestervig, DK	daily high max	30.4 C (86.7 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	119 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1996	San Juan Cacahuatepec (Cfe), MX	daily rain	143.3 mm (5.6 in)	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	21 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1996	Howard 2SE, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	76 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1996	Padun, RU	all-time rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1996	Halmstad, SE	daily high max	29.5 C (85.1 F)	2.0 C (3.6 F)	102 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1996	Portland, US	daily high min	27.8 C (82.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	82 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1996	Wrixum/Fohr, DE	daily high min	19.8 C (67.6 F)	1.3 C (2.3 F)	102 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1996	Pendra Road, IN	daily rain	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	80 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1996	Harnosand, SE	daily high max	25.4 C (77.7 F)	1.4 C (2.5 F)	113 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1996	Indiana 3 SE, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	2 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1996	Dzibalchen, MX	daily rain	74.4 mm (2.9 in)	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
21 August 1996	Nordby (Fano), DK	daily high min	18.4 C (65.1 F)	0.4 C (0.7 F)	102 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1800 to 1996

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1800 to 1996. 1996 had 950 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 08-21 in each year
Year	Records
1800	1
1802	1
1804	1
1807	1
1816	1
1818	1
1832	1
1834	1
1839	3
1843	1
1847	1
1849	3
1850	1
1851	2
1863	1
1866	1
1867	2
1870	3
1871	2
1872	1
1873	1
1876	1
1877	2
1879	2
1884	2
1885	5
1886	1
1887	5
1888	2
1889	3
1890	4
1891	2
1893	4
1894	8
1895	3
1896	2
1897	4
1898	4
1899	7
1900	4
1901	9
1902	8
1903	6
1904	8
1905	4
1906	22
1907	20
1908	13
1909	17
1910	33
1911	19
1912	50
1913	37
1914	24
1915	21
1916	106
1917	101
1918	202
1919	19
1920	59
1921	34
1922	58
1923	111
1924	135
1925	220
1926	227
1927	228
1928	110
1929	234
1930	297
1931	277
1932	264
1933	328
1934	320
1935	318
1936	807
1937	762
1938	239
1939	630
1940	683
1941	180
1942	415
1943	438
1944	346
1945	544
1946	390
1947	954
1948	305
1949	508
1950	958
1951	699
1952	368
1953	331
1954	497
1955	885
1956	701
1957	490
1958	389
1959	704
1960	490
1961	644
1962	469
1963	338
1964	794
1965	455
1966	661
1967	541
1968	1,014
1969	650
1970	373
1971	660
1972	441
1973	438
1974	564
1975	545
1976	756
1977	764
1978	445
1979	778
1980	904
1981	1,015
1982	769
1983	1,407
1984	975
1985	623
1986	1,166
1987	740
1988	889
1989	828
1990	910
1991	828
1992	957
1993	698
1994	968
1995	962
1996	950
1997	1,291
1998	948
1999	717
2000	861
2001	797
2002	965
2003	1,241
2004	1,585
2005	1,071
2006	797
2007	1,829
2008	1,012
2009	1,319
2010	1,155
2011	1,022
2012	990
2013	513
2014	624
2015	651
2016	890
2017	347
2018	816
2019	631
2020	1,147
2021	767
2022	917
2023	1,826
2024	777
2025	1,230
2026	1,289

Download the Data

Data for records on 1996-08-21: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	752
20 to 40	26
40 to 60	6
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	1